Water fleas of the genus Daphnia have been a model system for hundreds of years and is
among the best studied ecological model organisms to date. Daphnia are planktonic …

Studies in diverse biological systems have indicated that host–parasite co-evolution is
responsible for the extraordinary genetic diversity seen in some genomic regions, such as …

Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

Balancing selection is an evolutionary process that maintains genetic polymorphisms at
selected loci and strongly reduces the likelihood of allele fixation. When allelic …

Background Unravelling domestication processes is crucial for understanding how species
respond to anthropogenic pressures, forecasting crop responses to future global changes …

Red Queen dynamics, involving coevolutionary interactions between species, are
ubiquitous, shaping the evolution of diverse biological systems. To date, information on the …

Coevolutionary antagonism generates relentless selection that can favour genetic
exchange, including transfer of antibiotic synthesis and resistance genes among bacteria …

Specific interactions of host and parasite genotypes can lead to balancing selection,
maintaining genetic diversity within populations. In order to understand the drivers of such …

Species interactions are a key aspect of evolutionary biology. Parasites, specifically, are
drivers of the evolution of species communities and impact biosecurity and public health …

Understanding the genomic basis of infectious disease is a fundamental objective in co-
evolutionary theory with relevance to healthcare, agriculture, and epidemiology. Models of …